Statizoid

Homicide rate (UN, World) in Israel

Israel: Homicide rate (UN, World) was 1.63 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
1.63 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
down 16.0%
World rank
112th
of 179 countries
All-time high
3.26 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2002
All-time low
1.34 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2016
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Homicide rate in Israel, 1990–2022

01231990200620221990: 3.2 homicides per 100,000 population1991: 2.3 homicides per 100,000 population1992: 3 homicides per 100,000 population1993: 2.8 homicides per 100,000 population1994: 2.7 homicides per 100,000 population1995: 2.1 homicides per 100,000 population1996: 2.1 homicides per 100,000 population1997: 2.8 homicides per 100,000 population1998: 2.5 homicides per 100,000 population1999: 2.3 homicides per 100,000 population2000: 2.5 homicides per 100,000 population2001: 3.1 homicides per 100,000 population2002: 3.3 homicides per 100,000 population2003: 2.6 homicides per 100,000 population2004: 2.4 homicides per 100,000 population2005: 2.5 homicides per 100,000 population2006: 2.2 homicides per 100,000 population2007: 1.9 homicides per 100,000 population2008: 1.7 homicides per 100,000 population2009: 2 homicides per 100,000 population2010: 2 homicides per 100,000 population2011: 2 homicides per 100,000 population2012: 1.7 homicides per 100,000 population2013: 1.7 homicides per 100,000 population2014: 1.6 homicides per 100,000 population2015: 1.5 homicides per 100,000 population2016: 1.3 homicides per 100,000 population2017: 1.6 homicides per 100,000 population2018: 1.5 homicides per 100,000 population2019: 1.6 homicides per 100,000 population2020: 1.7 homicides per 100,000 population2021: 1.9 homicides per 100,000 population2022: 1.6 homicides per 100,000 population

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides per 100,000 population.

Analysis

Israel recorded 1.63 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate in 2022.

The figure is down 16.0% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate in Israel peaked at 3.26 homicides per 100,000 population in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.34 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2016.

That places Israel 112th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

Homicide rate (UN, World) in Israel, year by year

Year homicides per 100,000 population Change
1990 3.23 homicides per 100,000 population —
1991 2.34 homicides per 100,000 population -27.6%
1992 3.01 homicides per 100,000 population +28.3%
1993 2.77 homicides per 100,000 population -7.8%
1994 2.68 homicides per 100,000 population -3.2%
1995 2.09 homicides per 100,000 population -22.1%
1996 2.13 homicides per 100,000 population +1.7%
1997 2.76 homicides per 100,000 population +29.9%
1998 2.54 homicides per 100,000 population -8.1%
1999 2.3 homicides per 100,000 population -9.2%
2000 2.52 homicides per 100,000 population +9.4%
2001 3.08 homicides per 100,000 population +22.3%
2002 3.26 homicides per 100,000 population +5.6%
2003 2.63 homicides per 100,000 population -19.2%
2004 2.4 homicides per 100,000 population -8.6%
2005 2.51 homicides per 100,000 population +4.5%
2006 2.24 homicides per 100,000 population -11.0%
2007 1.94 homicides per 100,000 population -13.3%
2008 1.69 homicides per 100,000 population -12.6%
2009 2 homicides per 100,000 population +17.9%
2010 2.04 homicides per 100,000 population +2.3%
2011 1.97 homicides per 100,000 population -3.8%
2012 1.68 homicides per 100,000 population -14.5%
2013 1.69 homicides per 100,000 population +0.5%
2014 1.63 homicides per 100,000 population -3.4%
2015 1.49 homicides per 100,000 population -8.8%
2016 1.34 homicides per 100,000 population -10.1%
2017 1.63 homicides per 100,000 population +21.4%
2018 1.46 homicides per 100,000 population -10.4%
2019 1.64 homicides per 100,000 population +12.6%
2020 1.67 homicides per 100,000 population +1.8%
2021 1.93 homicides per 100,000 population +15.8%
2022 1.63 homicides per 100,000 population -16.0%

Israel compared with similar countries

  • Israel's 1.63 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.5× the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Israel's 1.63 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.24 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.59 homicides per 100,000 population 2.09 homicides per 100,000 population 3.23 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2000s 2.43 homicides per 100,000 population 1.69 homicides per 100,000 population 3.26 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2010s 1.66 homicides per 100,000 population 1.34 homicides per 100,000 population 2.04 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2020s 1.74 homicides per 100,000 population 1.63 homicides per 100,000 population 1.93 homicides per 100,000 population 3

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 109 Malawi 1.78 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  2. 110 Albania 1.76 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  3. 111 Morocco 1.67 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  4. 113 Estonia 1.54 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  5. 114 Vietnam 1.54 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  6. 115 Luxembourg 1.53 homicides per 100,000 population compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

More social development data for Israel

All data for Israel →

Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate in Israel?
Homicide rate in Israel was 1.63 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 3.26 homicides per 100,000 population in 2002.
What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 1.34 homicides per 100,000 population in 2016.
How does Israel rank for homicide rate?
Israel ranks 112th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
Is homicide rate rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Israel data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 33 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Homicide rate in Israel. Statizoid, drawing on UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 23 October 2026, from https://social-development.statizoid.com/stat/homicide-rate-unodc/israel/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://social-development.statizoid.com/stat/homicide-rate-unodc/israel/">Homicide rate in Israel</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Homicide rate
Unit
homicides per 100,000 population
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,154 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.